Kim Allen has practiced with Gil Fronsdal since 2003, and now serves on the Teachers Council at Insight Santa Cruz. She has spent over two years in silent retreat, and another two years living at the Insight Retreat Center in Scotts Valley. She has completed the Sati Center’s Buddhist chaplaincy training and volunteers in a hospital. Interested in both natural and human systems, she has worked in science and sustainability, and founded the Buddhist Insight Network.